Robert J Weisberg
I work on a bit of everything in museum content. I find human solutions to tech problems. I geek out on workflow. No, really. I learn and teach and write everything down.
How much organizational risk can a museum take?
We all want our museums to be more innovative, free-flowing, unstructured … right?
Can Medium be a message for museums?
Can cultural institutions afford the money and time to try to make long-form reading—on someone else's platform—work?
Discuss: Deep Learning, AI, and Museums (4/8/16)
The latest on Deep Learning, AI, and what it all means for museums.
Links of the Week (4/6/16)
Those of us in nonprofits and/or cultural institutions groan/roll eyes at the idea of a "personal brand," but what's so wrong about having an idea of yourself and where you want to be?
Could museums use a bit more (internal) controversy?
What controversial architecture—and what really gets built—can teach museums about internal discussions and decision-making.
Discuss: Some Digital Publishing Points (4/1/16)
The latest from the (so-called) death-grip struggle between print and digital publishing.
Links of the Week (3/30/16)
Links from the week of March 30, 2016, featuring articles on community, transparency, and empathy.
Just How Different a Workplace is a Museum?
Can evolving workplace practices in the business world be applied to mission-driven non-profits like museums?
Discuss: Collaboration and Silos (3/25/16)
Collaborating our way out of workplace silos is all the rage … or is it? What are some responses to the collaboration conundrum?
Links of the Week (3/23/16)
The New York Times tells us that art books are surviving in a digital world. Whew! Also, jetpacks, leisure, and teamwork.
Who's in the (Art) House?
Museums have had artist residencies for a while. Why not other kinds of creators as well?
Discuss: Employee Happiness (3/18/16)
There are plenty of reasons workers can't be happy (such as, oh, email), but you can't say companies aren't trying. Well, you can, but …
Links of the Week (3/16/16)
Links to articles on book-designer-editor collaboration, staff diversity at Slack, and change and transformation in publishing.
Beyond the Battle between Print and Digital books
It feels like the battle between print and digital for the future of publishing is over. Did someone actually win?
Links of the Week (3/11/16)
Is technology really helping us get more done? Also, publishers and mobile, and a whole mess of jelly beans.